North Carolina expands its $500 tuition program. Will it keep paying for it?

NC Promise adds Fayetteville State, overcoming resistance to lawmakers cutting HBCU tuition. State funding has so far compensated other colleges.

By Liz Farmer • March 15, 2022

Federal bill would attempt to speed for-profit conversions to nonprofit colleges

Republican lawmakers say the proposal will clear red tape, but one expert says it will prevent regulators from rigorously reviewing such transactions.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 11, 2022

Is $318M enough to fix underfunding at Tennessee's only public HBCU?

The state's governor is pitching new spending after a report revealed decades of underfunding, but experts say it doesn't go far enough.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 11, 2022

Florida passes bill pushing accreditor changes, post-tenure review

The legislation would force public colleges to seek a new accreditor and has raised concerns it will undermine academic freedom.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 10, 2022

Should gainful employment be applied across higher ed?

Most programs failing a broadly applied rule would be at public and nonprofit colleges, not for-profits, says one researcher at a conservative think tank.

By Rick Seltzer • March 10, 2022

‘We’re not going to stand by idly,’ Cardona says amid growing transgender athlete bans

Iowa joins an increasing number of states banning the participation of transgender students on school athletic teams. 

By Naaz Modan • March 8, 2022

Florida public colleges' presidential searches will be confidential under new law

Supporters of the measure said publicly naming applicants could jeopardize their current employment.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated March 16, 2022

How UC Berkeley will cut 2,600 students after already starting admissions offers

Over 1,000 first-year students will study remotely this fall as the flagship works to comply with a court order forcing it to drop to 2020-21 enrollment levels.

By Rick Seltzer • March 4, 2022

UC Berkeley must cap new enrollment, California Supreme Court rules

The university is likely to cut 3,000 students from next year's plans because of a lawsuit arguing its growth is stressing local services and housing.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 3, 2022

Ed Dept reminds colleges ISAs are private loans, subject to disclosure requirements

The agency drew attention to a recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau review and said it would monitor institutions' income-share agreement activity.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 2, 2022

Settlement secures $2.1M in student debt relief for former Argosy students

Attorneys general in 10 states joined the agreement, which cancels student loans that the for-profit chain directly issued to students.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 1, 2022

How U.S. higher ed is reacting to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

MIT cuts ties with a technology institute it helped create in Russia. College presidents share personal thoughts. Faculty publicly discuss conflict's roots.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 28, 2022

South Carolina bill to end tenure at public colleges won't advance this year

Education advocates joined to block the legislation, according to the AAUP. The bill's sponsor plans to reintroduce it next session in 2023.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 24, 2022

Advocates call for reform of federal student loan default system

With federal student loan payments set to resume in May, TICAS suggests changes like income-driven repayment expansion.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 24, 2022

Connecticut colleges oppose state bill to ban legacy admissions

Institutions argued policymakers shouldn't dictate admissions decisions and that they might be tempted to exercise more control in the future.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 23, 2022

Texas lieutenant governor vows to end tenure at public colleges

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick attacked a UT-Austin faculty resolution affirming the right to teach racial topics. The university's president responded, defending tenure.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 22, 2022

Ed Dept erases $415M in student loans, seeks to recoup money from DeVry

Borrower defense to repayment discharges cover students who attended for-profits including DeVry, Westwood, ITT, and the Minnesota School of Business.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 16, 2022

Georgia system names former Trump official Sonny Perdue as new chancellor

The former governor of the state endured withering criticism for his lack of higher education experience. He is set to start in April.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated March 1, 2022

5 state higher education budget proposals to watch

Many governors are seeking heavy increases in spending on public colleges, enabled by federal coronavirus aid that helped cushion state finances.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 14, 2022

Biden's first year of higher ed policy was bittersweet at best

Little love can be lost for a Biden-Harris administration yet to deliver on many campaign promises to colleges and students, argues a higher ed researcher.

By Avery M. D. Davis • Feb. 14, 2022

Ed Department drops Title IX investigation of BYU's treatment of LGBTQ students

The Office for Civil Rights lacks jurisdiction over allegations of discrimination against LGBTQ students because of religious exemptions to federal law.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 11, 2022

US House passes bill to make Pell grants available for retraining programs

The jobs crisis has been top of mind for employer-facing interest groups, particularly those with a voice at the federal level.

By Kathryn Moody • Feb. 10, 2022

Indiana House speaker resigns as College Board executive

Todd Huston left his six-figure position after being criticized for voting in favor of an anti-critical race theory bill that would affect K-12 schools.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 9, 2022

Higher Ed Dive’s 2022 Outlooks

Here are the trends and questions facing higher education that we're watching, from enrollment pressures to key court cases and for-profit colleges' future.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Feb. 8, 2022

Higher ed groups call for stricter oversight of accreditors

Accreditors that manage low-performing colleges are seldom disciplined, 16 experts and advocacy groups wrote to the Education Department.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 7, 2022